chronic lymphocytic leukemia

  • 1chronic lymphocytic leukemia — n lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of mature lymphocytes and esp. B cells, that is characterized by slow onset and progression of symptoms which include anemia, pallor, fatigue, appetite loss,… …

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  • 2Chronic lymphocytic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Caption = Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells DiseasesDB = 2641 ICD10 = ICD10|C|91|1|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|204.9 ICDO = 9823/3 | OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000532 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic =… …

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  • 3chronic lymphocytic leukemia — noun chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast like cells; more common in older men • Hypernyms: ↑chronic leukemia * * * noun : lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of mature lymphocytes and especially B… …

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  • 4chronic lymphocytic leukemia — CLL. A slow growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called chronic lymphoblastic leukemia and CLL …

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  • 5B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia — B cell CLL redirects here. For the gene family, see B cell CLL/lymphoma. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Classification and external resources Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells ICD 10 …

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  • 6Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) — The most common form of leukemia in adults, CLL is a malignant disease in which there are too many infection fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes. In CLL, the developing lymphocytes do not mature correctly and too many are made. The… …

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  • 7chronic lymphoblastic leukemia — CLL. A slow growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called chronic lymphocytic leukemia and CLL …

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  • 8lymphocytic leukemia — n leukemia of either of two types marked by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (as lymphocytes) which accumulate in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue (as of the lymph nodes and spleen), and circulating blood called also lymphatic… …

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  • 9stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia — There are too many lymphocytes in the blood, but there are no other symptoms of leukemia. Stage 0 is indolent (slow growing) …

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  • 10stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia — There are too many lymphocytes in the blood and the lymph nodes are larger than normal …

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